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Getting It Together

Bike touring sounds as simple as "Just go ride," but there's a lot of preparation to be done before that happens.

For one, you need a bike! This wouldn't normally be a problem for me, but the route I had in mind necessitated a type of bike I don't have.

Last summer, while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, I took a day off and stayed wit...

May 24, 2019

Borne of the Desert

For the third time, The Hub bike shop in San Marcos saved my butt days before a tour began. With my rear hub gone kaput four days prior, there wasn't enough time to have it warrantied. The only option was to get an entire new wheel built, without the possibility of using any of the parts from the old wheel. Since I had to go with whatever they h...

May 30, 2019

The First Stuff Is the Steepest

Day 1, right off the bat, started with a 1,700 m (5,600 ft) climb. Set the tone for the next few days.

At the beginning of the climb, the hills were covered in saguaro cactus. Up close, they look like they do in roadrunner cartoons. From farther away, it looks like the hill has stubble and needs to shave.

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Jun 02, 2019

After the route went up and stayed up, the riding got more pleasant. My clothes were a lot drier at the end of the day. My bottles were less so.

One particular road, which went along a ridge for 60 km, would’ve been incredible riding if not for my nemesis - washboard. There’s no good way to c...

Jun 04, 2019

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Journal Archive

2006
- June
  - Texas
  - New Mexico
  - Arizona
  - Utah
  - Nevada
- July
- August
  - Yukon
  - Alaska

2007
- February
  - Austin Marathon 2007

2008
- October
  - Austin Distance Challenge
  - Uptown Classic 10K
- November
  - Run for the Water 10-Miler
- December
  - Decker Challenge Half Marathon
  - Dallas Marathon 2008

2009
- January
  - RunTex 20 Miler
  - 3M Half Marathon
- February
  - Austin Marathon 2009
- April
  - Boston Marathon 2009
- June
- July
- August

2011
- January
  - Tough Mudder
- April
  - Pre Galveston Half-Ironman
  - Galveston Half-Ironman

2013
- February
- March
  - LA Marathon
  - Canyon Meadow Trail Marathon
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
  - Bizz Johnson 50k
  - Coyote Ridge Trail 50k
- November
- December

2014
- January
- February
  - I Wish I Could Do That...
  - Why I Don't "Like to Travel"
- March
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December

2015
- October
  - Landauer Falls

2016
- April
- May
  - Gearing Up
- June
- July
- September
  - Love Thy Neighborhood

2017
- January
  - Decisions, Decisions...
- April
- May
  - Loaded and Broken
  - Kickin' Off In Style
- June
- July
- August
  - Runnin' Hot
  - Night Train
- September
  - Progress
- October
  - Bouncing Back
- December
  - Nervously Feelin' Good

2018
- January
- February
  - Emerging from the Depths
  - Austin Marathon
- March
  - Big Data, Lots of Shoes
  - Summer Plans 2018
- April
  - Where I'm At
- May
- June
- July
- September
  - Taking the Challenge
  - Superhero 5k
- October
  - Cooler
- November
- December

2019
- January
- February
- March
  - Austin Distance Challenge - Conclusion
- April
  - Utopia
- May
  - Getting It Together
  - Borne of the Desert
- June
- July

2020
- February
- March
  - Cowtown Marathon
- May
  - The Long Run
- June
  - On Balance
  - New Watch, Interesting Feedback
- July
  - Helpful, Hurtful
- August
  - Head On Straight
- September
- October

2021
- April
  - Making Plans to Finish
- May
  - Paring
- July
- October
  - Forced Perspective
  - Breather
- November
  - Texas Trail Championship

2022
- January
  - Bandera 100k
- February
  - Rocky Raccoon 100-miler
- March
  - Dos Senderos 100k
  - Backyard Ultra Training Run
- April
  - The Game
  - Texas Trail Championship Retrospective
- June
- July

2024
- February
  - A Frontier Revival